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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-22

At Piqva, o.. Alexander Beasley. .coIored,
whose wife had left him on account of his
hrut tlity. bust through window at her
mothers house. cut his wife's thro; with
pocket knife, and then finished the job by
severing his own jugular. Both died.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-22

II gray, restores to original color. An elegant
dressing, softens and beautifies. No oil nor
grease. tonic Restorative. Stops hair COM
ing out; strengthens, cleanses, heals scalp. SOC.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-22
'NON't

NNN>& trifie with any Throat OF
OSN Lung Disease. If you have
q Cough or Cold, or the children are
threatened with Group or Whooping Cough,
use Acker's English Remedy and prevent
further trouble. 1t is a positive cure,
and we guarantee it. Price 10 and 5Oc
Frank IL. Coblentz, corner Market and
High streets.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-22

rains daily except Sunday
Train No. has through coach for Lincoln,
Seo., and through sleeper between Springfield
md Peoria
Train No. has through sleeper and chair
;ars for Peoria, and through sleeper from In
uAnapolis to CHICAGO.
Train No. has elegant new Woodruff sleeper
except Saturday through from Columbus %
I. Paul and Minneapolis; also through coach
rom Columbus to Kansas City. and chair ears
'etween Columbus and Burlington. Iowa.
All through trains or main line both east
Snd west have through sleepers anc chair cars
between Columbus and Peoria
c. Z. HENDERSON, General Manager
II. NJ BRONSON, Gen. Ticket Agent
ID. II. ROACH, General Agent
WIN HEEFERMAN Tickaf Anant
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-22
SYMPTOMS OF CONSUMPTiON

FIRST STAGE.-Cough in the morning
followed shortly after by slight eXpeCtora-
ton, which the patient thinks only comes
from his throat. Short breathing, with
tightness in the chest-pulSe becomes quick
er IN the evening or after full meal-chill
inesS in the evening with slight fever.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-22
DuHy's Pure Malt Whiskev

is the ONLY absolute cure for the first
stages of consumption known to medical
science today. This can be proven by hun
dreds of certificates from leading physicians
and thousands of testimonials from cured
consumptives. Read what a prominent
divine says:
PRTSCETON, SCoTT Co. Iowa.
"lhaye used Duffy Pure Malt Whiskey with
great benefit to my wife, who is a confirmed
invalid know from experience IL is "a pure
and most valuable medicine | am also using
IL in the case of my son. who is threatened
with consumption. | am a Presbyterian cler-
gyman and "A doctor of divinity. but am not
afraid To recommend Duffys Malt Whisky as
the purest and most efficient tonic that know
Of and my experience is a large one
REV. Il. MILLS.
This whisky is sold only in bottles. Price.
81. For sale by Druggists, Grocers and
Dealers. Persons east of the Rocky Noun
tains except the Territories unable to pro-
cure it from their dealers can have Half
Dozen sent. in plain case. unmarked, ex-
press charges prepaid. by renting ~6 to
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
A Pretty Custom.

1t was pretty custom long ago for
lovers to exchange rings. The gentle
man did not have to spend months in
come for pretty trinkct for which he
got no return, but he also wore and
cherished souvenir from his sweetheart.
Chaucer describes heroine as giving her
lover ring on which were engraved
suitable love mottocs and receiving a
like one in return. Shakespeare makes
moro than one allusion TO this custom.
In the ''THo Gentlemen of Verona" Julia
gives Porteus ring, saying: keep you
this remembrance for thy Julia's sake. I"
To which he replies: "Why, then we'll
make exchange; here, take you this"
A 'gimmal'' or linked ring was then
invented which gave still greater force
and significance to the custom. It was
made of double and often triple link,
which turned upon pivot. 1t could be
opened, showing three rings. A small
hand was attached to each outer ring,
which, when closed, caused the hand to
clasp, inclosing heart which was affixed
20 the central notched ring. It was Gus
tomary to break these rings asunder In a
solemn manner over the bible. 1t was
always done in the presence of witness,
who kept the center rink, the betrothed
couple reserving the two outside
links. When the marriage contract was
fulfilled at the altar the three portions
were united and the ring used in the
ceremony. = jewelers. Weekly.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
A Talking Machine.

A new invention. called the graphic
phone, seems likely to overshadow the
utility of its predecessor with the re-
vised name of phonograph. Its con-
struction is the work of Mr.. Sumner
Taintor, Prof. Alexander G.. Bell, the
inventor Of the Bell telephone, and DR..
Chichester A. Bell, prominent chemist.
The graphopone is very simple, recciv-
ing the sound waves from the voice on a
small preparation of wax ard raraftine
by means Of a small point attached to
the diaphragm of the machine. This
wax and paraffine cylinder can then be
utilized at any time to grind out rope
tition of the songs, laughs, whistles, oil
speeches stamped upon it. Il is re.
ported to have worked very satisfae-
torily, and stenographers think that il
will work revolution in their business
by doing away with the need of dmanu.
enses. Two people miles apart, in busi.
ness or social connection, by possessing
each a machine, can send the wax cyiin
der through the mail. and SO converst
with each other, while the probability
of the price being low will make ths
graphophone easily obtainablc.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
The Rats WeapOns.

The rat is finely equipped for the pc
culiar life he is ordained to lead. He
has strong weapons in the shape of four
long and very sharp teeth-two in the
upper jaw and two in the lower. These
teeth are wedge shaped, and by Won
derful provision of nature have always
fine, sharp, cutting edge. examining
them carefully, the inner part is found
to be of soft, ivory-like composition,
which can easily be worn away, and the
outside is composed of glass-like en-
amel, which is exceedingly hard. The
upper teeth work into the under so that
the centres of the opposed teeth meet
perfectly in the act of gnawing, hence
the soft part is being continually worn
away, while the hard part keeps sharp,
chisel-like edge all the time, and at the
same time the teeth are constantly
growingAup from the bottom, SO that as
they wear away fresh supply is ready.
Should one of these teeth be removed by
accident or otherwise, the opposing tooth
will continue to grow, and there being
nothing to wear it away, it will project
from the mouth and be turned upon it
self, and if it be an under tooth it will
grow so long as to penetrate the skull.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
Salt.

A New York commission merchant
said to Commercial reporter: "The
experiment of making solar salt has been
tried in this country but without much
success The quality of the sea water
varies good deal. It will deposit one
kind of salt on one island and another
perceptibly different even to the eye,
on another island perhaps not more than
forty miles away. We do an immense
trade with the West Indies in salt. There
arc dozen places that furnish altogether
different kinds of salt, and each has its
particular use. One very fine and easily
soluble variety is used in the flavoxing
of chewing tobacco. Not many chew
ers know that, but they would find out
very quickly that something was lack
ing if the salt should be omitted.
Some physicians have thought that the
presence of the salt makes the tobacco
very Injurious"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
A Strange Race.

Prof. Miguel Maraz,A says Nature,
has made what seems curious anthropo-
logical discovery in the Valley. of the
Rebas (Gerona). at the end OF the Eastern
Pyrenees. There exists in this district
somewhat numerous group ofpeople.
who are called Nanos (dwarfs) by the
other inhabitants, and as a matter OF
fact, are not moro than four feet in
height. Their bodies are fairly well
built, hands and feet small, shoulders
and hips broad, making them appear
more robust than they really are. Their
features are so peculiar that there IS no
mistaking them among others. all have
red hair; the face is as broad as long
with high check-bonea, strongly-de-
veloped jaws and fat nose. The eyes
are not horizontal, butsomewhat oblique,
like those of Tartars and Chinese. A
few struggling, weak hairs are found in
place of beard. The skin is pale and
flabby. Though the mouth is large, the
lips do not quito cover the large pro-
jecting incisors. The Nanos, who are
the butt of the other inhabitants, live
entirely by themselves in Rebas. They
intermarry only among themselves, SO
that their peculiarities continue to be
reproduced. Entirely without educa.
tion, and without any chance of improv-
ing their condition, they lead the life of
pariahs. They know their own names,
but rarely remember those OF their
parents; can hardly tell where they live,
and have no idea of numbers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
The Dried Currents Industry.

"One would hardly think that sim
gle Industry would supper. vast pum-
bers OF people and form an Inn
portant produc. OF in entire nation"
said one of our leaiing groeeFs the other
day. 81 am referring TO dried curssnss
as the products and Greece as the coun-
try. To show how enormously her
prosperity has increased in this respect,
have simply to tell ron that the crop
has increased from II 600. 900 pounds In
1860 to 200. o0o. 900 pounds iu 1854. III
j. isn't an important siapic 70 Greece
I'm unable 70 say VIVA. it is."-I Phila-
de.phia Call.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25

Quilted. lie had afterwards learned that
the man, whose name was Charles Loftcn,
had become insane and had been pIaced
in an asylum.
The man who listened to the story,
knowing that Loften was now on trial for
this crime, had sent for justice and had
the man make an afIiiavit, which he had
sent at once to the court.
When the judge had read the note the
affidavit was sworn to, and Charles Lof-
ten, after seven years Imprisonment for a
crime he had never committed, was once
more at iberty.-[New York CIR aphic.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
HUMOROUS.

a smok0 etack-h ounch OF cigars.
Ono acre is enough-espccially IL It be
. tender corn.
A man born at sea cannot be proud Of
his native land.
Cyclones, like politicians, are notorious
for laying wires.
Aphotographer's negative-His refusal
to give sittings on credit.
Ono thing about these cyclones is that
they always seem to be In a hurry.
The king of Denmark wants soldiers
with large noses. Recruiting bugie
corps, probably.
A little burn makes big smart some
times. But even big burn could not
make some people smart.
Donkey parties are oil the rage out
West. 1t is tacitly understood that the
dudes furnish the donkeys.
It is not the bigges. things that make
the greatest commotion. Take mouse
In prayer meeting for instance.
The ideal wife gets out of bed, lights
tho fire and has the breakfast prepared
before she calls the ideal husband.
4 devoted swain declares hc is so fond
Of his girl that he has rubbed the skin
from his nose by kissing her shadow on
the wall.
Jenny Lind was at Cannes during the
earthquake, but as she had brought down
many houses in her time she was not
disturbed.
A person may be a very poor pedes-
TRAN; nevertheless, 20 as slow as he will,
and without any effort, he can always
catch cold.
eMadam," said gentleman to lady,
''pardon me, but your hair is coming
down." "And yours, sir" replied the
lady Indignantly, ''is coming out"
The economy of nature made bad
break when it supplied pigs with tails.
A pigs tail is of no more use to tho pig
than the letter ''p'' is to pneumonia.
'sThis is one Of the silent watches of
the night" remarked Fanglc, as he
looked at his time piece on arising this
morning and found it had stopped at
eleven p. m.
"a drop of ink may make q million
think" says Byron. Yes, and it is apt
to make one woman think enough for
the other 900, 900 when that same drop
ornaments her carpet.
Mrs. Henpeck: 81 see that one Of the
convicted anarchists wants to get mar
ried." Mr.. Henpeck: 81 wonder why
they don't let him. 1t would be much
cheaper Than hanging him."
Indeed, it happened In less time than
I take to tell it, said tho lady who wa
considered somewhat of bore. .'Oh,
haven't the least doubt OF it," replied
the patient and truthful listener.
A magazine writer says that blue eye.
indicate q mild and even disposition.
Black and blue eyes, it ia presumed,
mean a eombative disposition-and thsl
their wearer tackled the wrong man.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25

What Ma said

Bobbse was a. neIgab0rs and 10 re-
sr,onse TO . piece Of bread ani butter
had politely said Thank you
That's right. Bobby" ea.d tho lady.
81 like TO hear little boys say. Thank
you"
Yes, Tna tod me ] mus. saY that II
you gave me anything 10 fas, even IL IL
wasn't nothing but bseai an butter:
ba. If ecu want 90 hear me ssy it again
you've either got 20 psi. i'm On il o.
give ma some cake. Hirpcr's Bazaar.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
Treasure.TrOye.

The holding an inquest upon treasure
trovcis among the most ancient duties of
the coroner By statue of Edward |
the coroner was required, on being GER
titled by the kings bailiffs or other
''honest men Of the country" to go to
the places where treasure was said to be
found and to inquire who were the
finders. 1t is quantity su -gested that it
may we'll be perceived who is to be sus-
pected of finding it, "whcre one liveth
Iiotously. haunting taverns and hath
done so long time" Moreover, the
individual might be apprehended upon
this suspicion. But the new regulations
will probably supercede all these old
processes. In the future there will be
little temptation to conceal treasure
trovc, because the fniov will be quite
as substantially rewarded by discovering
it to the authorities. In q recent case
the treasury gave practical illustration
of this. A number Of old English gold
coins Of various date were found by q
workman in some old oak beam which
was taken from farmhouse near Luton.
OF these many proved of such rarity that
they were sent to the national collections,
but the treasury gave orders that the
finder should be paid for them at the
rate of their value as old gold. while the
remainder were returned to him. Cham.
ber's Journal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
Preparing for Emergencies.

Thus far Germany has no colonies 10
amount to anything, but the government
is raising corps Of old soldiers for
colonial service. When that corps ID
mustered in, it will remind one of the
R,le boy who was overlooked 3, the dia-
ner table, and, in order to attract
attention, put large dab Of mus
tsrd on his plate.
'fWhat's that forf' asked his father.
'sTha. mustard IL for the msa. Tn
going to get after y while, perhaps. ~
Texas Slftings.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25

= no find II convenient to live at their ease,
And nj Obligations 10 shirk;
.Jr every o~cas on TO do as they please,
tui ye no attention to work.
4, id.,r- and sluggards, as loungers and
drones,
Tn follow their indolent ways.
~ l., in., thus lax. increasing the tax
That somebody pays.
Free unches free passes, they have a. com
mand.
E,a Its that 10 others nre lost.
tal tagly they feast on the fat Of thu land,
hr 'ravcl regardless of cost
Hl.frr all tho fine tanqusts, the wesr and
ne tear
u'pthli' or private displays,
Though you may go free, It's as sure as can
That somebody pays
,,a.s lnst Of Tho credit they freely obtain,
The taxes from which they're exempt,
Aud to ca"cel tho favors received it is plain
They've made not single attempt;
" tn ilo0or at stake, they consent to remain
in debt t. the end OF their days,
hul vi II insolent PRIDE free horse" they
ride,
For which somebody pays.
Some 90 through tho world with niggardly
heart,
And carry n miserly purse,
While others, with liberal zoal, do their part,
A,! freely their trcl u~es disburse;
Aud for hours OF idlcness we may enjoy,
. For lDsoa, and needless delays,
Tor waa,o and neglect, it is well to reflect
That somebody pays.
Josephine Pollard.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
An Absurd Proposition.

Lily lsecrctary of the cooking class1-
Now, girls, we've learned nine cakes,
two kinds of angel food and seven pies
What nextl
Susie (engased)--Dick's father says I
must learn to make bread.
Indignant Chorus-Breadl Absurd |
What are bakers FORT Pittsburg Bulle-
tin.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
DEAD MANS CANON.

II was warm day III Aprll.
Charcs Loften took car and rode out
to lhc end Of the line, then he walked
ON for some distance and turned up the
hIi to the left and took the road which
Icll, down through Dead Mans Canon
A, he walked down the rough road
he not cd u little child playing around
pile Of wood which her father had
been chopping.
Farther down he saw two girls at
spring, and as the younger drank from
TIN pail she said to her sister, "What
splendid water that is"
Two men who were drawing stone left
their horses an went to the girls for q
drink.
Some negroes were laughing and
talking around rough house on the
side Of the bluff.
All these things Loften noticed as he
walked, aud he also noticed two men,
evidently tramps, who sat on stone in
lonely part of the canon talking in low
tones, which ceascl entirely as he came
nearer.
Loitcn went on through the canon and
crossed the tracks TO tho brewery, where
he was going to look at some new ma
chincry.
After he had examined the machine
he went up Oh the roof of the building,
from which there was m excellent view
of the valley.
He watched the river winding away
past cultivated lands and patches of for
est, past sandy flats and rocky bluffs.
lie noticed the tall sycamores, with their
white bark, scattered over the valley.
In the distance he could see the piled up
stone and the tall masts of the derricks
Tor moving it where great ridge was
being built, and near by the cluster of
houses covered with tar paper, where
the workmcn lived. On the other side
was the city with its towers and Chin
neys, and over all the dark cloud of
smoke curling upward. And :l.cn there
was the river again, and more flats and
more bluffs and more cultivated land,
forest and white barked sycamorcs.
Loften went down and started for
htme. As he went up the canon the
men still sat on the stone whispering to-
gether, and again stopped when he came
near.
1t was growing dark. The men who
lad been drawing stone had left their
wagon by the road and gone for the
night. H. met one old negro carrying a
pail of water. There was no one talk
ias before the house now. The spring
was deserted, and the water ran quietly
down the hill. The little girl anl the
man who had been chopping wood were
gone too.
Near the head of the canon Lolten
Net we'll dressed man going down.
lhey nodded as they passed anu said
something about the bad walking.
LDIteh noticed that black clouds were
gathering, and when he reached the tor
Oh the bluff it was quite dark. He took
car and went home, aud as he went into
Ills house he heard the roar of distant
thunder.
AS the flashes of lightning for a second
liumined the lower end of Dead Mans
Canon we'll dressed man lay in the road
near the rock where the two tramps had
sat whispering together-but the tramp.
we're gone.
1t was still moonlight when the quar-.
rymen started for their work.
The storm had gone by and the SIX,
was bright with stars
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25

Layman ito minister)-The bad
weather keeps good many people away
from church, I suppose, Mr.. Goodmani I
Minister -Ye-es; but bal weather
doesu'. keep IS many away from church,
as the contribution box does, my brother.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25

tits said that q man could easily carry
$40. 600, 900 If the money was in $40. 900
bills II il worth while for every man TO
know thi. go as to prepared for an emer-
gency.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25

First director am afraid we shall
have to pass a dividend again.
Second director-We can'sdo It.
mo. The Interstate Commercial law
doesn't allow US to pass aay,hing."-
[phtsburg Chronicle.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-06-25
Brave and Hopeful.

Oh, ifssasy 10 b brave when the world is o.
your side:
and it,s easy 10 be hopeful when al goes
wal
But 20 laugh. and kesp q stout heart tho
troubls dos betide
Our hearts and homes, that's harder far 10 do
than 'is TO tell.
For ,is indeed q heros heart that can hs
brave and gay.
With sorrow knocking at tho door. fires dead
On hearth stones cold
And hopeful eyes In truth are those which
look beyond tho gray,
Grim skies Of Winter. seeing Snmner's blus
sun-washed with gold.
-IBoston Budget.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-03
Wise Words.

There never was any heart truly
great and generous that was not also
tender and compassionate.
A man who has home paid for
needn't bother himself about the anti
poverty society. An economical wife
is the best society he can join.
This tide of mans life after it once
turneth and declineth ever runneth
with a perpetual ebb and falling
stream, but never fioweth again.
True is the observation of Con-
fucius, that we take greater pains to
persuade others that we are happy
than in endeavoring to think so our
selves.
If the grain were separated from
the chaff which fills the works of our
national poets, what is truly valuable
would be to what is useless in the
proportion of a mole hill to noun
tain.
Kind words, and liberal estimates
ana generous acknowledgement, ana
ready appreciation and unsefish de-
light in the excellences Of others
these are the true signs of large in
tellect and noble spirit.
Everybody is making mistakes.
Everybody is finding cut afterward
that he has made a mistake. But
there can be no greater mistake than
the stopping to worry over mistake
already made.
"A man is a great bundle of tools.
He is born into this life without the
knowledge of how to use them. Edu-
cation is the process of learning their
use, and dangers and troubles are
Gods whetStones with which to keep
them sharp.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-03
Nothing Like a Boom.

A man who had not been in GER
tain Dakota town for something over
a year, was recently talking with a
man who lives there and happened
to refer to the stream the place is sit
uated on as a "creek,"
"That's no creek" said the native.
"They called it Buffalo Wallow
creek when / was there before"
"Oh, well, that's all right, but it's
Big Buffalo river now"
81 don't see what could make the
difference"
81 can-that was before the boom,
it was creek then, but you bet it's
big flowing river with catfish and
a sea serpent in it now! Just read
the local paper and learn about the
immense water power it furnishes,
and how it is IAN important factor in
settling the vexed interstate com.
merce law complications. / tell you
there's nothing like boom to bring
out the good points of things. "-Da-
kOtd Bell.